In the last five years, every large media merger has led to tens of billions in lost value for shareholders.
Even if big deals haven't worked, it's only fair to judge them against what would have happened had no consolidation occurred, according to Paul, Weiss global chair of M&A Rob Kindler."Instead of engaging in a process to buy content companies, we have focused primarily on organic opportunities like the NBA," Roberts said Tuesday during
Roberts's disinterest and Zaslav's lament shine a light on a fundamental question that may determine the future of the media and entertainment industry: Do the biggest media and technology companies want to buy smaller rivals for their content and can't do so because of overly stringent regulations, or are they simply uninterested in the assets?sale conversations, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone engaged with dozens of potential buyers before landing on a deal with Skydance...
A push toward deregulation will give the media industry more clarity. It's possible technology and the largest entertainment companies have sworn off significant media assets as acquisition targets given the governmental red tape around antitrust, national security and antiquated communications rules.Zaslav's perspective stems from his own experience.
In accordance, Warner Bros. Discovery has sought to sue the NBA as a last-gasp effort to maintain the company's status as a platform to air live games after the league chose the deeper-pocketed, larger Amazon as itsThe problem for Zaslav is that while big media mergers may keep the industry competitive, they haven't been winners for shareholders. In recent years, a handful of big media deals have happened — and the results have been ugly.
There aren't many smaller media and entertainment companies that have attempted go-it-alone strategies in recent years, but of the ones that have , the results have been rough for shareholders. Shares ofThere's no doubt executives are concerned regulators may block deals that would have previously sailed through the approval process, said Kindler.
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